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Scott Hanson
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K1211 min readDecodable Readers in Digital Format: Pairing Phonics Scope and Sequence With Word-Level Narration
A decodable reader only uses letter-sound patterns a child has already been taught, plus a small number of pre-taught irregular words. That single design rule is what separates it…
Digital Publishing12 min read6 best Kotobee alternatives for creating and publishing ebooks in 2026
Most people who look for a Kotobee alternative are not unhappy with the tool. The job changed. Kotobee Author is a capable interactive ebook creator, and for a single author…
DRM11 min readeBook watermarking: what it actually protects
Publishing has quietly become one of the most pirated media categories there is. MUSO’s 2024 Piracy Trends report recorded 66.4 billion visits to publishing piracy sites, a 4.3…
K1210 min readLexile Levels vs Guided Reading Levels: Matching K-4 Readers to the Right Book
One K-4 title can carry three level labels at the same time: a Lexile measure, a Fountas and Pinnell guided reading letter, and a DRA number. None of the three was built to…
K1210 min readHow to Write Bloom’s Taxonomy Questions at Scale Across a Whole Textbook
Writing six good questions for one chapter is a pleasant afternoon. Writing them for forty chapters, on a submission deadline, is a production problem, and the levels that quietly…
DRM12 min readHow to watermark a document: methods, types, and tradeoffs
Adding a watermark to a document is one of the fastest ways to signal who owns a file, what state it is in, or that it was not meant to travel. The step itself takes a minute in…
Digital Publishing15 min read11 Apps That Read Books Aloud for Free: A Game Changer for Book Lovers
Listening to books has become a practical way to enjoy reading during busy routines. Many readers now prefer audio experiences while commuting, exercising, or completing daily…
Miscellaneous12 min readHow to protect a pdf from copying: A step-by-step guide
A pdf is easy to share, which is exactly why it is easy to copy. In most default viewers, a recipient can select your text, paste it elsewhere, print the file, or forward it to a…
DRM12 min readeBook piracy protection: how to secure eBooks without losing readers
Publishing has quietly become one of the most pirated media categories in the world. According to MUSO's 2024 report, visits to publishing piracy sites reached 66.4 billion and…
DRM24 min read11 Best DRM Solutions for Publishers
A publisher who searches for the "best DRM solution" usually gets the same result: a ranked list of ten or eleven tools, each with a five-star badge, a generic pros-and-cons box,…
Digital Publishing12 min readHow AI-assisted content structuring is eliminating InDesign production bottlenecks
A textbook chapter can look perfect in InDesign and still break the second you turn it into an ebook. On the page, the title is big and bold, the headings stand out, the sidebar…
K1213 min readHow K12 publishers pass state adoption: the 2026 procurement checklist
State-level textbook adoption represents a critical junction for K12 publishers, offering either a gateway to years of stable district revenue or a total market lockout until the…